Planning application for a rear roof extension with a roof terrace/balcony

In this case, our clients had already obtained planning permission for the rear roof extension but the council had been reluctant to grant permission for the balcony/roof terrace. This is common – the planners are not very fond of roof terraces, they think that they look out of place and that they allow overlooking of […]

Retrospective planning appeal allowed for a roof terrace

The site and background This case concerned a Victorian terraced house on Ormeley Road, in south west London. The property has a two-storey rear outrigger and sits within a mixed urban context, with traditional terraced housing to the west and south and a commercial estate to the east, fronting Cavendish Road. Planning permission had previously […]